WTF is going on (and other general WTFs)?

[Hanna]

Are all you three Canadians going out to vote on May 2nd? I'm supposed to be staying non-partisan as I am employed by Elections Canada but I'm curious to know what you guys think, what outcome to expect...

And what's with everyone's facebook profiles saying 'Hey Harper, stop facebook creeping us!'

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Super rich see federal taxes drop dramatically

The average federal income tax rate of the 400 richest households was 17 percent, down from 26 percent in 1992.

You go, super rich people! Wooooo!

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_no_taxes

[Janice]

Yes Hanna. I'll be voting as well even though I still have to make up my mind. I used to always vote Conservative. But when Harper came along, I had the same fears as Barb, so I voted differently.

Ignatief doesn't seem to have much of a platform. Layton will never get in so he can promise whatever he wants. And I still don't trust Harper.

I will do what I did last time and vote for the local candidate that will best represent the area that I live in instead of voting for the head honcho.

[Lyzzibug ~Still Breathing~]

Tying to get a home loan right now. We were told we make too much money to qualify for low-income loan and not enough for a regular loan. WTF!

[RandomAnthony]

Appleton man passes out, drunk, in Taco Bell drive-thru:

http://www.postcrescent.com/article/2...

This is my favorite part:

An officer knocked on Jens' window, but couldn't get his attention. When police finally got him to wake up, he turned up the volume on his car stereo and started bobbing his head to the music.

Police commanded Jens to turn off his vehicle several times, "and he did not even acknowledge that they were in his presence," the complaint says.

[Scout]

What do you say to a neighbor who consistently lets her dog out, walks to the end of her driveway, and watches while it crosses the street to take a dump in your yard? WTF?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Scout wrote: "What do you say to a neighbor who consistently lets her dog out, walks to the end of her driveway, and watches while it crosses the street to take a dump in your yard? WTF?"

"Please come over and clean up after your dog. Thanks!"

[Phoenix]

Here's what you do, Scout. Get a sandwich baggy, pick up the poo, walk over to your neighbor's house. Go up to the front door, don't knock or ring the doorbell. Open the baggy and hold the contents like a squishy writing utensil...write (in large letters) "pick up after your dog, thanks!"...don't forget the smiley face. Place the left over poo and baggy on the porch...go home, wash your hands, and smile.

[Félix]

Oh that's the thing to do yup.

[Scout]

I can only fantasize about doing that, Alecia:) You're right, Bun. There's probably nothing I could say that would make things better. Luckily she doesn't fit into the neighborhood; maybe she'll move.

[Lori]

Take the bag and dump it on the neighbor's porch. Now that would be classic passive-aggressive!
So, you need to have a little chat with the person. I HATE confrontation with assholes.

[Sally, la reina]

I agree, transport the poo to her porch.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Jeez, no one liked my suggestion of just calling her and asking her to PICK UP THE SHIT?

If that fails to correct the behavior, stand out there with a video camera and document everything. Post to Youtube along with her name and address.

[Lori]

Uh that's what I said too, LG.

[Sarah]

I usually play innocent and say "Hey, did you forget to bring a bag to pick up after your dog?" And then I hand one to them.

[Janice]

Sarah Pi wrote: "I usually play innocent and say "Hey, did you forget to bring a bag to pick up after your dog?" And then I hand one to them."

I like that response! Thank goodness we don't have that problem out in the country. We just trade dogs back and forth. The resulting phone calls are, "Your dog is over here visiting."

[Lyzzibug ~Still Breathing~]

Sarah Pi wrote: "I usually play innocent and say "Hey, did you forget to bring a bag to pick up after your dog?" And then I hand one to them."

I also like this response.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

One time a neighbor called my mother and told her our cat had just pooped in her yard. My mother went over and picked up the poop. She wasn't thrilled to do it, especially since it was my cat (I wasn't home), but she certainly didn't get mad at the neighbor. (They were friends.)

Cats! Why can't they be more discreet?

[Lori]

Your cat didn't bury it?

Cat poop isn't bad, not like dog poop. That's why so many dogs love cat poop, it's got nutrients in it.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

YUM !

I don't really remember watching my cat poop outside many times, so I couldn't say if she tried to bury it or not. But it would be hard to bury on a well-groomed lawn. She'd have to dig pretty hard.

[Scout]

Anyone else think that confronting a neighbor is like sending back your order in a restaurant, only worse, because they know where you live? Maybe that accounts for the popularity of covert operations. I'm thinking of going out right now and scooping up the poop and flinging it onto the neighbor's yard. Operation Poop de Loop.

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Scout wrote: "Anyone else think that confronting a neighbor is like sending back your order in a restaurant, only worse, because they know where you live? Maybe that accounts for the popularity of covert operat..."

Do it. Confronting a neighbor is cathartic. I tried having the dog-poop conversation with my next-door neighbor but nothing changed so whenever I find canine turds in my yard I scoop them up with a shovel and go over to their patio and fling them up against their doorwall. Merry Christmas, motherfuckers!

[Scout]

Thanks for the advice. Direct confrontation would be the wrong move in this case, as the humans seem primitive, so I will return the dog crap to the perpetrator's yard under cover of night (preferably during a new moon). I may need night vision goggles to complete this mission successfully and avoid stepping into random poop:) I think I can borrow a pair from my uncle.

[Jammies]

Scout, would it be possible to feed the offending pup some glow in the dark crayons? Barb's dog seems to think they are an acceptable supplement, and it would definitely make midnight reemplacement missions easier. ;)

[Sally, la reina]

I think the most important lesson to be gleaned from this highly educational poop discussion is that dogs like to eat cat poop.




poop.

[Stacia (the 2010 club)]

poop poop.

(My beagle was notorious for digging in the litter box. I used to hate finding little turds on the carpet.)

[Janice]

It's not just cat poop dogs like to eat. They like poop, period. Horse poop, cow poop, bear poop. Then they want to come and kiss you and lick you. Poopy Pups!

[Scout]

Jammies "Running with Fiskars" wrote: "Scout, would it be possible to feed the offending pup some glow in the dark crayons? Barb's dog seems to think they are an acceptable supplement, and it would definitely make midnight reemplacemen..."

Ha, Jammies! Good news for my neighbors and me: The inconsiderate dog people have moved out.

[Scout]

Any of you ever heard of a cow patty raffle?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

No, but the Japanese scientists working on the edible feces steak Gabby linked to would probably be interested.

[Scout]

I missed Gabby's link, but I'm pretty sure that's a good thing.

The 4-H club at my school did this as a fund raiser. The cow paddy raffle involved buying a ticket with a number. A pasture was marked off into numbered grids, and a cow was let loose. If the cow dropped a paddy on your number, you won. I never got lucky.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Oh, that sounds excellent. I would definitely enter a raffle that depended on a cow shitting on a grid.

[Scout]

Especially if you wanted to help the 4-H club raise funds.

[Phil]

They do that cow bingo thing every year in Carnation, WA. (or maybe it was another small town nearby -- I just remember it as taking place in Carnation).

[Lori]

Phil wrote: "They do that cow bingo thing every year in Carnation, WA. (or maybe it was another small town nearby -- I just remember it as taking place in Carnation)."

Huh. Hadn't heard of that.
I have never lived on a farm. Such a city girl.

[Sarah]

I don't remember Carnation having cow bingo but we didn't spend that much time in town.

[Lori]

To tell the truth, I don't even know what a cow bingo is! Pyallup has the fair.

[Félix]

All I know is, when a cow pees on a flat rock, you'd better keep your distance.

[Phil]

Sarah Pi wrote: "I don't remember Carnation having cow bingo but we didn't spend that much time in town."

I looked it up. It isn't Carnation, it's Duvall, just a bit farther north.

I knew it was one of those little ones around the edge of town that I bicycled through now and then. :)

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Larry wrote: "All I know is, when a cow pees on a flat rock, you'd better keep your distance."

Ha, I know all about that. When I was a kid I spent the occasional holiday at my Uncles dairy farm.

[Sally, la reina]

Re 527:writhe

[Scout]

WTF?

You're a black woman who drowns in a public pool, and your body is discovered two days later.

Or you're a maid who was sexually assaulted by a powerful man with good lawyers.

[Scout]

Anyone surprised that Dominique Strauss-Kahn seems to be on the brink of walking free, even though he forced a woman to have sex with him? It's never about what the man did and always about the woman's character. What the fuck about the man's character? And what really pisses me off is that his money is buying his freedom. Or do we think he did no wrong?

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

We still don't know what happened. He was alleged to have raped her, but now her credibility has been questioned on other issues. This by itself neither proves nor disproves that he raped her. They've said all along there was sexual activity between them, the question remains whether it was consensual. It may very well be that he raped her, but since she has lied about other things she would not make a credible witness in a case, so prosecutors will drop the charges.

[Scout]

The rape victim is blamed and defamed. Nothing new there. We know she was forced to have sex, but so what? Who cares? Any woman anywhere can be raped, and if the man has enough money and power, he'll walk.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

Scout wrote: "The rape victim is blamed and defamed. Nothing new there. We know she was forced to have sex, but so what? "

You were there in the room, were you?

[Lori]

Yeah, really. I haven't been following this but isn't there proof that she has a record of charging for sex? So she's a prostitute. Maybe she thought this was going to be her meal ticket, by crying rape. There's no legal case, and we don't really know.

Yet interestingly enough, another woman is now bringing charges. I think she's a French journalist? And that she is credible.

[Lobstergirl, el principe]

On Tuesday, the maid filed a lawsuit accusing the New York Post and five reporters over recent articles that said she had worked as a prostitute. The suit, which identifies the woman by her initials, accuses the Post of falsely reporting in articles from July 2 through July 4 that she had traded sex for money or gifts with male guests at the Sofitel.

The Post attributed some of its reporting to a source close to an investigation conducted by the defense team. The Post is a division of News Corp., which owns The Wall Street Journal. A spokesman for the Post said Tuesday, "We stand by our reporting."

Lawyers for the maid haven't responded to requests for comment. A lawyer for Mr. Strauss-Kahn declined to comment. Prosecutors and the Sofitel have said they have found no evidence the woman worked as a prostitute. (WSJ)

[Lori]

Ahhh. Well, it's the NY Post. Hardly the bastion of truth - pretty much a sensationalist tabloid masquerading as journalism. Interesting, because DSK sure has the means to have a story planted. But so far nothing is proven.

[Scout]

Lobstergirl wrote: "Scout wrote: "The rape victim is blamed and defamed. Nothing new there. We know she was forced to have sex, but so what? "

You were there in the room, were you?"

Were you?

Rapists always attack the character of the victim and put her on trial. Not fair, but that's how they get away with it.